It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Unfortunately the "attitude" system makes Piefed unusable.

[–] r4venw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whats the "attitude" system?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes you give, displays that on your profile and if you downvote too much it takes away your downvote button. That happened to me after a weekend of use. This is Lemmy. There's a lot here that needs downvoting.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you downvoting to disagree or are you downvoting because it’s not contributing to the conversation?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This question shows the inherent flaw with putting any value beyond the function of voting, which is just list ranking.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Some instances would say down voting at all is inherently flawed, and it is healthier to accomplish ranking by upvoting and moderation alone.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As soon as it becomes infeasible to read every comment, downvoting to disagree creates echo chambers and encourages groupthink.

[–] DanWolfstone@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

I find the same, though I, and I hope others, use it as an "I agree/this adds to the conversation" button and downvotes exclusively as a "this doesnt add to the conversation or is misinformation" button. I also appreciate seeing the down votes rather than an aggregated score.

[–] Snoopy@piefed.social -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Here is the full explanation :)

https://piefed.social/post/2048738#comment_11279843

[–] Goferking0@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 month ago

That's exactly what they said though?

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The full explanation is the same thing. Your context adds nothing.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world -1 points 1 month ago

Your current attitude is 1.0, the highest possible and your reputation is in the tens of thousands. If you ever decide to cast another downvote then it'll be accepted.

I think you’re missing this part.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Agree, this seems completely toxic and ripe for abuse.